Washington earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Amboy, Washington on Wed, May 7, 1986, 8:40 PM PDT (03:40 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 37 km NNE of Amboy, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1986-05-08 03:40:11 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
46.202° N, 122.186° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.838 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14756 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.123 km S of Morton, Washington · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.72 km ENE of Yacolt, Washington · 14755 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14755 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14754 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14753 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14752 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.5Washington · 14751 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.137 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14751 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 1.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 1.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14750 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.938 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14749 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14748 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.27 km WNW of Morton, Washington · 14741 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.83 km E of North Plains, Oregon · 14735 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.824 km S of Morton, Washington · 14734 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.719 km S of Morton, Washington · 14731 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.223 km ESE of Packwood, Washington · 14727 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.29 km E of McKenna, Washington · 14716 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14706 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14702 days ago · -2 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.337 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.038 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.037 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.238 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.737 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.437 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.937 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.638 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.738 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.237 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.637 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14758 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.837 km NNE of Amboy, Washington · 14759 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10208468. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.